List of Brisbane Roar FC records and statistics

Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Milton, Brisbane. The club was formed in 1957 as Hollandia-Inala before breaking off from the Queensland Lions in 2005.[2] Brisbane Roar became the first Queensland member admitted into the A-League Men in 2005.

Besart Berisha became Brisbane Roar's record goalscorer in October 2012.[1]

The list encompasses the honours won by Brisbane Roar at national and friendly level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at Lang Park, the club's home ground since 2005 and Dolphin Stadium are also included.

Brisbane Roar have won five top-flight titles. The club's record appearance maker is Matt McKay, who made 303 appearances between 2005 and 2019. Besart Berisha is Brisbane Roar's record goalscorer, scoring 50 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 28 December 2023

Honours and achievements

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Domestic

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Winners (2): 2010–11, 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 2011–12
  • A-League Men Championship
Winners (3): 2011, 2012, 2014
Runners-up (1): 2023

Friendly titles

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Pre-season

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Winners (2): 2007, 2008
Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010
Winners (1): 2019

Player records

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Appearances

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Most appearances

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Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. Players in bold are currently playing for Brisbane Roar

# Name Years A-League Men National Cupa AFC Champions League Otherb Total
Regular season Finals series
1   Matt McKay 2005–2011
2013–2019
256 (23) 16 (3) 18 (0) 12 (0) 1 (0) 303 (26)
2   Jack Hingert 2011– 233 (4) 8 (0) 16 (0) 15 (0) 0 (0) 272 (4)
3   Thomas Broich 2010–2017 166 (17) 15 (4) 4 (0) 18 (1) 0 (0) 203 (22)
4   Massimo Murdocca 2005–2013 150 (3) 12 (0) 15 (1) 5 (0) 1 (0) 183 (4)
5   Henrique 2009
2009–2016
2018–2019
155 (40) 13 (5) 3 (1) 6 (0) 0 (0) 177 (46)
6   Michael Theo 2010–2018 148 (0) 11 (0) 2 (0) 9 (0) 0 (0) 170 (0)
7   Jamie Young 2014–2021 136 (0) 8 (0) 6 (0) 13 (0) 0 (0) 163 (0)
8   Corey Brown 2011–2018
2020–2022
2023–
135 (3) 8 (0) 6 (2) 8 (0) 0 (0) 157 (5)
9   Ivan Franjic 2009–2014
2017–2018
121 (12) 10 (1) 0 (0) 8 (0) 0 (0) 139 (13)
10   Mitch Nichols 2007–2013 113 (21) 12 (3) 7 (0) 6 (1) 0 (0) 138 (25)
  Shane Stefanutto 2010–2016 117 (0) 10 (0) 2 (0) 9 (1) 0 (0) 138 (1)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Goalscorers

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Top goalscorers

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Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

# Name Years A-League Men National Cupa AFC Champions League Otherb Total
Regular season Finals series
1   Besart Berisha 2011–2014 44 (71) 4 (7) 0 (0) 2 (7) 0 (0) 50 (83)
2   Henrique 2009
2009–2016
2018–2019
40 (156) 5 (12) 1 (3) 0 (6) 0 (0) 46 (177)
3   Jamie Maclaren 2015–2017 37 (49) 3 (4) 0 (2) 3 (6) 0 (0) 43 (61)
4   Sergio van Dijk 2008–2010 24 (47) 1 (3) 2 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 27 (53)
5   Matt McKay 2005–2011
2013–2019
23 (256) 3 (16) 0 (18) 0 (12) 0 (1) 26 (303)
  Reinaldo 2005
2006–2008
2008–2010
21 (89) 3 (3) 2 (6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 26 (98)
7   Mitch Nichols 2007–2013 21 (113) 3 (12) 0 (7) 1 (6) 0 (0) 25 (138)
8   Jay O'Shea 2010–2017 21 (112) 0 (2) 3 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 24 (127)
9   Thomas Broich 2010–2017 17 (166) 4 (15) 0 (4) 1 (18) 0 (0) 22 (203)
10   Brandon Borrello 2013–2017 13 (71) 0 (4) 0 (3) 7 (13) 0 (0) 20 (91)
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.

Awards

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A-League Golden Boot
A-League Coach of the Year
A-League Goalkeeper of the Year
A-League Young Footballer of the Year
A-League Goal of the Year
Johnny Warren Medal
Joe Marston Medal

Managerial records

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  • First full-time manager: Rado Vidošić managed Brisbane Roar from 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005.
  • Longest-serving manager: John Aloisi – 3 years, 216 days (26 May 2015 to 28 December 2018)
  • Shortest tenure as manager: Rado Vidošić – 1 day (14 October 2009 to 15 October 2009)
  • Highest win percentage: Mike Mulvey, 50.00%
  • Lowest win percentage: Darren Davies (caretaker), 16.67%

Club records

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Matches

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Firsts

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Record wins

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  • Record A-League Men win: 7–1 against Adelaide United, A-League, 28 October 2011
  • Record national cup win: 5–0 against New Zealand Knights, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 30 July 2005
  • Record AFC Champions League win: 6–0 against Global, Second preliminary round, 31 January 2017

Record defeats

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  • Record A-League Men defeat: 1–8 against Melbourne City, A-League Men, 28 December 2023
  • Record national cup defeat: 1–5 against Melbourne Victory, FFA Cup Round of 32, 9 August 2017
  • Record AFC Champions League defeat: 0–6 against Ulsan Hyundai, Group stage, 21 February 2017

Record consecutive results

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Brisbane Roar hold the record for the longest unbeaten sequence in the top flight, with 36.[8]

  • Record consecutive wins: 5[7]
    • from 26 January 2011 to 19 February 2011
    • from 13 March 2011 to 28 October 2011
    • from 10 May 2022 to 31 August 2022
    • from 29 April 2023 to 24 September 2023
  • Record consecutive defeats: 7, from 26 April 2017 to 22 October 2017[7]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 36, from 18 September 2010 to 26 November 2011[7]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 12, from 30 November 2018 to 2 February 2019[7]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 4[7]
    • from 30 July 2005 to 2 September 2005
    • from 2 November 2007 to 25 November 2007
    • from 8 August 2010 to 5 September 2010
    • from 13 February 2013 to 2 March 2013
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4[7]
    • from 5 November 2006 to 24 November 2006
    • from 28 November 2021 to 12 January 2022

Goals

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  • Most league goals scored in a season: 58 in 30 matches, 2010–11
  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 25 in 21 matches, 2006–07 and 2007–08
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 71 in 27 matches, 2018–19
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 21 in 21 matches, 2007–08

Points

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  • Most points in a season: 65 in 30 matches, 2010–11
  • Fewest points in a season: 18 in 27 matches, 2018–19

Attendances

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This section applies to attendances at Lang Park, where Brisbane Roar played their home matches since 2005 and Dolphin Stadium, their switch ground from 2020 to 2023.

  • Highest attendance at Lang Park: 51,153 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League Grand Final, 4 May 2014
  • Lowest attendance at Lang Park: 3,245 against Ulsan Hyundai, AFC Champions League group stage, 10 May 2017
  • Highest attendance at Dolphin Stadium: 9,387 against Melbourne City, A-League, 17 November 2019
  • Lowest attendance at Dolphin Stadium: 1,600 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League Men, 30 March 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Berisha closes in on record". Brisbane Roar FC. 25 October 2012.
  2. ^ "History". Brisbane Roar FC. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Roar: All Players". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. ^ "National Cups". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. ^ "AFC Statistics". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Brisbane Roar Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Brisbane Roar Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Unbeatable Roar set new record". ABC News. 26 November 2011.
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